About the Original Club...
Harris Reservoir, also known as William Harris Reservoir, is eight miles northwest of Angleton in the San Jacinto-Brazos coastal basin in Brazoria County (at 29°15' N, 95°32' W).The reservoir was named for early settler William Harris, who was granted land in what is now Brazoria County in 1824.Harris Reservoir is an off-channel project between the Brazos River and Oyster Creek, owned and operated by the Dow Chemical Company as an industrial water supply for several plants near Freeport. Construction of the project, engineered by Lockwood and Andrews, was completed in July 1947.
The reservoir has a normal capacity of 12,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 1,663 acres at normal maximum water surface elevation of forty-three feet above mean sea level. Water is obtained for the reservoir by pumping from the Brazos River and is released from the reservoir by gravity flow to Oyster Creek. From there it is distributed by canal for use at the industrial plants.Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "HARRIS RESERVOIR," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/rohms.html (accessed January 13, 2005).
The reservoir has a normal capacity of 12,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 1,663 acres at normal maximum water surface elevation of forty-three feet above mean sea level. Water is obtained for the reservoir by pumping from the Brazos River and is released from the reservoir by gravity flow to Oyster Creek. From there it is distributed by canal for use at the industrial plants.Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "HARRIS RESERVOIR," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/rohms.html (accessed January 13, 2005).
Membership
Access to the Dow Employees' Hunting and Fishing Club is limited to:
Access to the Dow Employees' Hunting and Fishing Club is limited to:
- Members and their families and guests (annual dues required)
- Active employees - $100 initiation and $150 per year
- Retirees - $100 initiation and $100 per year
- Active employees - $100 initiation and $150 per year
- Non-member Dow retirees (during office hours only - $2 per day)
FACILITIES
- Approx. 1,700 acre stocked lake
- Club T-Pier and crappie house and spillway for fishing or crabbing
- 4 boat ramps
- Fish cleaning station
- Sewer dump station
- 2 “kiddie ponds” - age 12 and under
- Picnic areas and covered pavilion
- Playground area
- Shower house, restrooms and porta-cans
- 13 trailer campsites with water and electricity
- 3 shelters (small buildings) with electricity, water, and A/C
- Several tent camping areas
- Club house with kitchen, restrooms, and A/C
- 127 trailer spaces with water, sewer and electricity
- 29 floating boat docks (8 additional docks for wider boats under construction)
Fish Limits
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FISH
Bass
Crappie**
Blue Catfish
Channel Catfish
Yellow (Flathead) Catfish
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LIMITS (Inches)
14+
10+
14+
14+
18+
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PER MEMBERSHIP 24 HR PERIOD
5
25
25
25
5
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**In addition to the 25 per membership per day limit, the crappie limit is also limited further to 50 per membership in a 7-day period.**
Last Update 3-Mar-2019